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Volleyball Wins Five-Set Road Thriller at Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. — Santa Clara volleyball rallied from a pair of one-set deficits and a trio of three-point deficits in the fifth set for a road victory over Gonzaga on Friday. The Broncos defeated the Bulldogs 19-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21, 15-12 in a West Coast Conference matchup at Charlotte Y. Martin Centre.

Michelle Shaffer posted a 32 assist, 12-dig, 11-kill triple-double and hit .409 to spur the Broncos (3-4, 3-4 WCC) to a second-straight win and third win in four matches. Julia Sangiacomo led all players with 21 kills and Sophia Tulino added 17 for Santa Clara, which hit .